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11E. GOY. SCREW CUTTING MACHINE.

No. 448,638. Patented Mar. 24, 1891.

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No. 448,688. Patented Mar. 24, 1891.

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HENRY E. OOY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SCREW-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,638, dated March 24, 1891.

' Application filed April 11, 1890. Serial No. 347,550. (No model.)

improve, simplify, and cheapen the device there shown; to provide a rotary toothed cutter of that machine with a forward feed varied and proportioned in its rapidity to the depth of the cut of such cutter and the angle of its line of travel to the axis of the bolt to be cut; to provide means whereby the rotary; toothed cutter may be permitted to slip uponi its arbor when the strain upon the cutter and.

its bearings becomes too great, and to so ar-' range the relative proportions of said cutter and its driving mechanism as to avoid undue strain upon and wear of the parts and dispense with the necessity for clearing the cutter from the bolt before its return to its starting-point. I attain these objects by means of the mechanism hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, made part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my machine; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same, viewed from the right in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a portion of lever designed to start and stop the mechanism provided to give forward feed to the cutter of my machine; Fig. 4, a plan view of my machine; Fig. 5, an enlarged end View of a portion of my machine as seen from the left in Figs. 1 and a; Fig. 6, an enlarged vertical cross-section on line A A, Fig. 4.; Fig. 7, enlarged side view of that part of my machine designed to give a variable forward feed to the rotary cutter, together with tripping de vice designed to throw into and out of gear the mechanism giving. forward feed to the rotary cutter and causing the return of the cutter to its starting-point; Fig. 9, end view of same, partly in crosssectiou; Fig. 8, trip- 0% toward the point or end of the bolt.

cut of rotary cutter and giving taper to the screw.

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My machine is mountedupon a stout frame or table. A spindle a, carrying the bolt to be threaded, is provided with a socket to receive the head of bolt 1), and is driven directly by pulley A. Spindle a is made adjustable longitudinally, so that it may be made longer or shorter, according to the length of bolt to be threaded. Bolt 1) is braced and prevented from yielding or bending from the pressure of the cutter by means of guide-blocks b on traveling head 2'. R0-

tary toothed cutter c, which resembles adisk cut transversely from a large multiple-threaded screw, rotates horizontally, the upper corners or angles of the teeth of the cutter forming a series of chasing or cutting edges.

In Figs. 1 and a the upper side of bolt 1) in its revolution moves toward the cutter c, which rotates so that the shavings are taken At the beginning of the operation a blank bolt 1), to be pointed and threaded, being in place, cutter c is set touching the bolt and so that the circle described by the cutting edges or corners of the teeth of cutter c touches the extended line of the axis of the bolt. being caused to revolve on its axis, cutter c is also rotated at such rate of speed that for each revolution of the bolt 1) cutter c rotates the distance from the face of one of its teeth to the corresponding face of the next tooth, allowing also for the forward travel of cutter c. The rotary toothed cutter c, besides its rotary motion on its own axis, moves to and fro in the direction of the length of the bolt and moves in the segment of a circle of which the center of trunnion k Figs. 1, 4, 5, and 6, hereinafter referred to, is the center. The rotation of the toothed cutter on its own axis causes its chasing or cutting teeth to engage successively the spiral cut or groove as it is formed, so that the bolt and cutter revolve in relation to each other after the manner of worm and worm-wheel in worm-gearing. The motion to and fro of the cutter in the direction of the length of the bolt enables the cutter to travel along the bolt from'the point s castes toward the head, cutting the thread as far as may be desired, and then to return to the starting-point. The motion of the cutter in the segment of a circle of which trunnion is the center enables the cutter to approach and recede from the axial line of the bolt b, so that the screw is pointed and given any desired taper. At the beginning of its cut, while forming the point upon bolt Z), the cutter makes a somewhat deeper out than during the remainder of the operation and travels at an angle from the axis of bolt 1), so that at this part of the operation the forward travel of the cutter along the bolt must necessarily be slower than when a more shallow cut is made and when the forward travel of the cutter is parallel with the axis of the bolt. The mechanism by means of which these several motions of the cutter, together with its variable forward feed, are obtained I will now proceed to describe.

Cutter 0 is mounted upon vertical shaft d, (see Figs. 1 and 6,) provided with worm-wheel c, which engages worm f upon shaft g, which worm extends along said shaft as far as the worm-wheel travels, and as far as the bolt is to be cut. Shaft g has a pinion h engaging a corresponding pinion h on spindle a, driven by pulley A. The rotation of the cutter on its own axis is accordingly communicated through train consisting of pulley A, spindle a, pinion h, pinion h, shaft g, worm f, worm-wheel e, and shaft (Z. Shaft (Z and worm-wheel care contained in box 75, which oscillates in a vertical plane, having for the center of its oscillation trunnions on the sides of box it, which are journaled in bearings 70 on head 1'. Box 70 is provided with an arm 7c, which engages, by means of screw Z, a roller m, arranged to travel in the direction of the length of the screw to be cut. Arm 7a is held in close contact with the carriage of roller m by spring 0, attached at one end to the traveling head i and at the other end to arm 70' by means of eyebolt 0. By depressing or elevating roller m box 7c, through its arm 76, is tilted, and cutter c is thrown from or toward bolt Z), as the case may be, thus providing for giving taper to belt I]. Plate 92, Figs. 1, 4, and 10, is a former or roller-guide, upon the under edge of which n rollerm travels. This plate is supported at one end by standard a and at the other end by and in an opening in head i, through which it passes. Surface 02 is designed to give the required size, taper, and general shape to the screw to be cut, the roller m in traveling over surface 12' causing cutter c to tilt to or from the bolt b, in confo mity with the lines and undulations of surface 72., without interruption of the rotary or forward movement of the cutter. Head t', which supports and carries the oscillating box 7c,with the cutter and its shaft and worm-wheel, together with the guide-block 1), spring 0, and one end of former a, is mounted upon standards 'i', projecting upward from carriage 6 which slides to and fro upon shears or way i Head 2' is provided with projecting sleeves t, in which slips threaded shaft g and which sleeves serve as a support and guide for the extremity of that shaft and as a protection to its thread or worm against cuttings from bolt 1). Carriage t is provided with rod 1), leading and attached to sliding bar q, which rod and bar may be regarded as part of the carriage, being in line therewith and all sliding to and fro together. Bar (1 at its outer extremity is split, and in the cleft near the end of the bar is placed roller r. In the cleft of bar q is placed vertically a cam or frame 8, having three sides or, rather, edges, being in general outline triangular, the edge nearest the carriage i being vertical, the bottom horizontal, and the remaining edge a line at varying angles to the vertical, and against which roller 7' rests. The raising of frame 8 vertically causes roller 0 to travel along the inclined planes of the frame, pulling with it bar q, rod 19, carriage i and its appendages, giving forward horizontal travel to the cutter 0 along bolt 11. The more obtuse the angle to the vertical of the plane presented to roller 7' the more rapid will be the motion of the roller 1 and its train of appendages horizontally, and the more acute the angle the slower will be the rollers forward travel. Thus it will be seen that with the frames moving vertically at a uniform rate of speed, the motion imparted to roller 1' horizontally may be varied as desired by variation of the angles of the inclined planes upon which the roller travels. In the drawings, Fig. 7, face 8 is at such angle to the vertical as will cause roller 7", with its attachments, to advance rapidly, bringing the cutter forward against the end of the blank bolt. Face .9 then causes the cutter to advance slowly while the cutter is forming the point of the screw and moving at an angle away from the axis of the bolt; then face 5 advances the cutter more rapidly while the thread is forming on the bolt. The lift of frame 5 is obtained by means of a rack t, Figs. 1 and 7, on its vertical edge, engaged by a pinion 2f, Figs. 7 and 9, fixed on shaft 15 which shaft is caused to revolve by a worm-wheel Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 9, driven by worm t" on shaft i having pinion t, which engages pinion 25 on the drivingshaft of the machine. (See Fig. 4.) lVorm- Wheel 25 Fig. 9, is loose on its shaft, but is provided with a clutch u, Figs. 1, 2, and 9, which revolves with and slides upon its shaft 6 Clutch u is thrown into and out of gear by means of rod to, passing through and moving longitudinally in shaft t which is hollow. Rod 11. is provided with a spur u which projects through a longitudinal slot in shaft 25 engaging and carrying with it clutch u. Coiled springs a upon rod it serve to hold the rod in place, though permitting its motion longitudinally. Frame 8 being at its lowest point and clutch 16 being thrown into gear, the frame sis lifted to the desired height by means of rack and pinion it. \Vhen the frame 5 has been lifted a suitable distance, the clutch to is automatically disengaged from worm-wheel t permitting frame 3 to fall by its own weight to its starting-poii'it, reversing the motion of shaft 25 and clutch a during its fall.

At the top of plate sis fixed vertical rod 0, provided with a movable finger e, which may be set at any desired point on the rod. This finger embraces loosely vertical rod 21 which carries a collar o adapted to be set at any point on its rod. Rod '0 is loosely attached pivotally to one arm of a bell-crank lever o, the other arm of which is forked and embraces rod it, working against a shoulder on the rod to. \Vhen frame 3 has carried its rod o to a proper height, finger o strikes collar o on rod 12 the horizontal arm of lever 11 is lifted, and the vertical arm pushes rod to, which disengages clutch it. Thus it will be seen the release of the clutch may be obtained at any point in the operation of cutting the bolt by adjustment of finger 'u' and collar 41 on their respective rods, permitting the frame s to fall to its starting-point. As frame 3 falls, carriage t ,Wll3l1 its attachments, is drawn back. to its starting-point by means of a spring or cord and weight p, as indicated at extreme left of Fig. 1. For the purpose of preventing the concussion and jar resulting from the fall of frame 3, rod 2) at its upper end is provided with a piston moving in a dash-pot 12 in the usual manner.

At its lowest point frame .9 rests in loop or stirrup to, Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 9, suspended from arms to, projecting radially from shaft This shaft is oscillated by means of lever 0:, Figs. 1, 2, and 4:, provided with connecting-rod or, which is pivoted at one end to the lever and at its other end to arm or crank 50 on shaft 10 (See Fig. Upon shaft 10 is a radiallyprojecting lug y, (see Figs. 7 and 9,) which when depressed by the rotation of its shaft engages a collar y on the lower end of rod 11 To start the cutter forward, the operator throws to the left, Fig. 1, the upper end of lever at, which, through rod an, arm 00- shaft 10 lug and rod 12 pulls down the horizontal arm of bell-crank lever o causingits vertical arm to pull clutch to into gear by means of rod it. By the same movement of lever a: stirrup to, through rod 41;, arm m shaft 10 and arms to, is lifted, carrying with it frame .9, which by this rapid lift, through faces and roller r, pulls carriage with the cutter c, quickly forward to the end of bolt 1), so that cutting is begun without loss of time. This rapid upward lift of framesis permitted not withstanding clutch to is in gear, the clutch being adapted to run free, when rotated rapidly ihrongh rack and pinion t t, by lifting frame .9. For the purpose of holding clutch to in gear until released by the throw of bellcrank lever o I provide a dog 2, (see Figs. 2, 7, 8, and 9.) pivotednear its middle, one end of which has a notch which engages the lug e on bell-crank lever t the other end being forked and engaging loosely rod 12 On this rod, immediately below dog 2, is a collar 2' secured to rod o so that when rod '0 is lifted collar strikes the forked extremity of dog ,2, causing its notched end to tilt downward, releasing lug 2 on bell-crank lever o which, through rod u, releases clutch to. Then rod 172 is pulled downward, pulling clutch a into gear, lug z is raised and dog 2 tilts back, so that its notch again engages the lug on the bell-crank lever 4;, which, with the clutch u, is thus held securely in place until the dog is again tripped by the lifting of rod 412. Then frame 5 falls, and while carriage t' with its load is traveling back to its starting-point, drawn by cord and weight 29', worm-wheel c, Fig. 6, rolls upon worm f on shaft g as a pinion rolls upon a fixed rack, and in like manner cutter 0 rolls upon bolt Z), the teeth of the cutter falling into the spiral groove out upon the now completed screw. To admit of this backward travel of carriage t and the backward revolution of cutter o and worm-wheel e, as well as to prevent undue strain and wear upon and the stripping of these parts, it is necessary that the lead of the threads on shaft g and screw 1) shallbe substantially the same ineaeh-in other words, that the relation of worm-gear e f and bolt and cutter b c to each other shall permit the worm-wheel and cutter to roll together upon the same shaft upon their respective screws as pinions roll upon fixed racks. It will be seen, however, that while the point of the screw is being out and while the cutter is moving at an angle to the axis of bolt 19 the harmony of movement between cutter c and worm e is slightly broken. To obviate this difficulty and to prevent undue strain or wear upon the cutter or the worm-gearing e fduring this part of the operation, cuttercis adapted, when the strain becomes too great, to slip upon its arbor, and thus to adjust itself to the thread it is cutting. To accomplish this, cutter 0 runs loose on its arbor and is pressed against its seat a bya friction-block 0 between which and a regulating-nut c at the top of shaft (1 is interposed spring a". By means of nut c pressing on friction-block 0 through spring 0 adjustment of friction is had and any required degree of rigidity of the cutter on its bearings is obtained. The same results may be obtained by applying the friction device to worm-wheel e or to pulley h) but I prefer the method here shown.

Means for dispensing with any motion of my cutter save the rotary motion will suggest themselves to skilled mechanics, it being quite practicable to cause bolt b to advance and recede longitudinally and laterally at a variable rate of speed while the thread is forming. A rotary cam or other mechanism for transforming a motion of uniform speed to a motion of irregular speed may. also be substituted for the reciprocating frame 8; but such mechanism would obviously be the mechanical equivalent of the herein-described device, and I do not therefore limit my invention to the variable feed of the cutter alone, nor to a particular device for imparting a variable rate of feed thereto.

Having fully described my machine and the mode of constructing and operating the same, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A screw-cutting machine having the rotary toothed cutter 0, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to feed in the direction of the length of the bolt to be cut at a variable rate of speed, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

2. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter and its supporting mechanism, substantially as described, in combination with the frame or cam having a face or faces adapted to give forward motion to such cutter at a variable rate of speed, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

In a screw-cutting machine, the cam or frame .9, having face .9, adapted to bring the cutter rapidly forward to the end of the bolt, face 5 adapted to cause the cutter to move slowly forward while the point on the screw is forming, and face 5*, adapted to cause the cutter to advance more rapidly during the remainder of the cut, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

4. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter and its carriage, in combination with cam or frame .9, having rack 25, and the train of gearing intermediate the drivingpulley of said machine and said rack, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

5. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter c and its train of gearing in* termediate said cutter and the driving-pulley, in combination with the cam or frame 5 and its train of gearing intermediate said cam or frame and the driving-pulley of said machine, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

0. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary cutter and its carriage, the cam or frame adapted to give forward motion to such cutter, and a clutch in the train of gearing intermediate said cam or frame and the driving-pulley of said machine, in combination with suitable tripping mechanism adapted to disengage said clutch when said cutter has completed its out, whereby said carriage and cam or frame are permitted to return to their starting-point, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

7. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary cutter and its carriage, the cam or frame adapted to give forward motion to said outter, and a clutch in the train of gearing actuating said cam or frame, in combination with a hand-lever adapted to simultaneously start said cam or frame forward and to throw into gear said clutch, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

8. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary cutter c and cam or frame 8, in combination with bell-crank lever i2, adapted through adjustable connections intermediate said lever and said cam or frame to throw into or out of gear a clutch in the train of gearing actuating said cam or frame, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

9. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter 0, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to ad vance toward and recede from bolt 1) laterally, the former a, and the mechanism intermediate said former and said cutter, in combination wit-h the cam or frame 8, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to impart forward motion to said cutter at a variable rate of speed, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

10. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter having in its driving-gear a worm-wheel, said cutter being adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to cut a thread of such lead that said cutter and said worm-wheel may roll together, each upon its own screw, as a pinion upon a fixed rack, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

11. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutterc,adapted, by meansof the mechanism substantially as described, to slip upon its bearings, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

12. In a screw-cutting machine, the combination of the rotary toothed cutter c with seat 0', friction-block 0 adj usting-nut c and spring 0, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

13. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to slip upon its bearings and to cut a thread of substantially the same lead as the worm-gear in its driving mechanism, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

14. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter c, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to slip on its bearings and to cut a thread of the same lead as the lead of the wornrgear in its driving mechanism, in combination with the cam or frame 3, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to give variable forward feed to said cutter, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

15. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter 0, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to slip on its bearings and to cut a thread uniform in its lead with the lead of the worm-gear in its driving mechanism, in combination with the cam or frame 3, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to give a variable forward feed to said cutter, and the former a, adapted, by means of its cconfor- 1n ation,to give lateral motion to said cutter and suitable taper to the finished screw, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

16. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter c, in combination with wormgearing e f, the worm f having the same lead as the screw-thread designed to be cut by said cutter and said worm extending along its shaft as far as the screw is designed to be cut, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

17. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothed cutter c and its carriage, in combination with thecam orframe s,adapted,by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to give a variable forward feed to said cutter, and cord and weight p, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to draw said carriage back to its starting-point upon its release from the pull of said cam or I frame, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

18. In a screw-cutting machine, the rotary toothedcutterc,adapted,bymeansofthemechanism substantially as described, to slip onits bearings and to cut-a thread of the same lead as the lead of its driving worm-gear, in combination with pulley A and the train of gearing intermediate said pulley and said cutter, spindle a, brace and guide-block b, cam or frame 3, having faces 5, s and s and the train of gearing actuating said cam or frame, the tripping mechanism adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to release said frame from its said train of gearing, lever 00, adapted, by means of the mechanism substantially as described, to engage said frame with its train of gearing, and cord and weight 19, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

HENRY E. (JOY. Witnesses:

GEO. O. CORNWELL, ALMoN HALL. 

